Chapter 166 Fight or Peace

Qinzheng Hall in Chang'an City.

"Hahahahaha..."

In the morning of this morning, all the adults had just stood up step by step when they immediately heard Li Shimin's laughter. Since the Tuyuhun war started, Li Shimin has been depressed. Now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Everyone in the civil and military officials in the court has smiles on their faces.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Good news came from the southwest border. Our army defeated the Hunronggong tribe in Tuyu and annihilated more than 40,000 enemy troops. It is really a blessing for us, the Tang Dynasty."

Li Jing, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, received the emergency report from the border early and sent someone to deliver one to Li Shimin. However, he still had to report it to the court today. After all, there were still some ministers who did not know about this matter. After listening to Li Jing's words, everyone present Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This war was fought in a hurry. It was different from the war to destroy the Turks. The entire Tang Dynasty had prepared for many years and was almost fully prepared. However, this time the troops were raised in a hurry, whether it was money, food or food. The determination is probably not even one-tenth of what it was back then.

"All my dear friends, please rise! This matter is the result of the hard work of the civil and military personnel of the entire dynasty. The soldiers on the front line fought with their lives, which led to today's victory. According to my decree, all officers and soldiers on the front line will be commended and all personnel will be promoted to one level. "

Li Shimin was very happy, and the people below also benefited from it, especially those who were fighting on the front line. They also knew that there would be risks this time, but they did not expect that everyone would be promoted to one level.

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"

Although these people above the court have not been promoted to nobility, under such circumstances, they must still be cheered.

Li Shimin raised his head and saw the prince Li Chengqian standing at the front. If it had been in the past, I am afraid he would have felt a sense of estrangement in his heart. The gap between father and son cannot be eliminated in a short time, but because Li Xiang achieved great success on the front line After a series of victories, if you don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, if you don't give Li Chengqian face, then I'm afraid it will be a slap in the face of Li Xiang.

"Concerning the next step of the southwest war situation, what can your Ministry of War discuss?"

Li Shimin is worthy of being an eternal wise king. After experiencing temporary joy, he immediately changed his tune. Instead of resting on his laurels, he immediately turned to the next strategy. The courtiers were still a little unbearable. According to them, The idea is that today we should arrange a big banquet for all the ministers. Why do we start discussing the future?

Others don't understand Li Shimin's thoughts, but several ministers present know very well that the court's war almost emptied the treasury. Although Li Xiang contributed part of the money, that part of the money has been spent long ago. Taking advantage of the current situation, A great victory. If this war can be ended decently, it will be extremely beneficial to the entire Tang Dynasty. If the war continues, money and food supplies will most likely not be available. By then, this result will not be That’s easy to say.

"To inform my father, I believe that we should seize the opportunity to pursue the victory. Now Tuyuhun is in decline. In the past, they have made things difficult for us on the issue of trade. We should take advantage of this opportunity to solve them in one fell swoop. In this way, our Tang Dynasty will be prosperous in the next few decades. Within this year, there will be no war at the southwest border."

Li Shimin was clearly asking about the Minister of War, but Li Tai jumped out at this time. Li Tai felt uncomfortable when he went to court today. Everything happened on the southwest frontier, where Li Xiang ruled. What was he doing in Chang'an City? The son couldn't do it either, so he had to show off quickly to avoid the emperor giving all his favor to that kid.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Wei is right. Tuyuhun has been inseparable from us in recent years and has been taking advantage of our Tang Dynasty. Now taking advantage of this opportunity, they can no longer turn over. We should urgently order the two great The general led his troops south to directly deal with the cancer of Tuyuhun."

The young minister of Honglu Temple was Li Tai's confidant. After receiving Li Tai's look, he immediately began to stand up and advocate Li Tai's conclusion.

"Wei Chen also believes that what His Royal Highness the King of Wei said is very true. Our Tang Dynasty spends millions of military expenditures on the southwest border every year. If we can solve Tuyuhun in one fell swoop, then this money can be saved for many things, and the austerity of the imperial court will be reduced. can be relieved.”

Officials from the Ministry of Revenue also stood up. They did not want to help Li Tai, but the imperial government's finances had been extremely tight in recent years. Even if there were problems at the border, it was difficult for the Ministry of Revenue to withdraw money, mainly because of this Natural disasters have continued for several years, and the imperial court has collected part of the tax revenue and used part of it to provide disaster relief. This is the fundamental reason for the financial stress of the imperial court. If the millions of silver dollars at the southwest border can be saved, then the Ministry of Revenue will You can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Hearing his subordinates stand out, Tang Jian, the Minister of Revenue, frowned. These people must have been infiltrated by Li Tai. Even if they are not from the Wei Palace now, they may become people from the Wei Palace in the future. The Minister of Revenue has not expressed his stance yet, but you have expressed your stance so easily.

For the ministers of the court, everyone has their own ecological space. They don't care if the princes fight fiercely. As long as they don't involve themselves, they can get by. But if you reach out, then you can only use your fingernails. Chopped.

Listening to the ministers in the court who agreed with his opinions one by one, Wei King Li Tai felt a little carried away and did not feel the dissatisfaction of some ministers at all.

"Xuanling, what do you think?"

When Li Shimin said these words, Li Tai also tensed up his nerves. Even if those people just said some tricks, they might not be able to affect Li Shimin's thoughts. There were only a few people Li Shimin asked questions. They It’s opinions that matter and have not changed over the years.

"Although His Royal Highness the King of Wei's opinion is good, the ministers don't agree with it..."

King Wei Li Tai was happy just now, but now after hearing Fang Xuanling's words, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Was there something wrong in his thinking? Doesn’t the emperor want to solve the Tuyuhun matter in one fell swoop? What is Fang Xuanling doing?

"Your Majesty, it is understandable that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty want to solve Tuyuhun, but we also have to look at our actual situation. At present, the imperial court has less than 800,000 guan of silver, and more than 200,000 disaster victims have been withdrawn from the grassland and cannot be resettled. , if we continue to fight, something may happen."

Fang Xuanling's words were like a basin of cold water, poured on the heads of those ministers who were like chicken blood, including Wei Wang Li Tai...